Star Trek fans need not wait much longer! The much-anticipated second season of the Paramount Plus original Star Trek: Picard premieres on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Eager fans in the US can stream Star Trek: Picard season 3 online on Paramount+. Meanwhile, any Trekkies living, working, or traveling abroad can still stream every episode online with the help of a VPN.
Important: This guide only recommends official streaming sources. Star Trek: Picard is set to be one of the biggest premieres and TV events of the year. Its popularity also means a high chance that many unofficial stream sources will attempt to provide the show for streaming or downloading. Note that this won’t be necessary. Fans worldwide will have easy and potentially free access to Star Trek: Picard from legal and official streaming sources.
Star Trek: Picard is only on geo-locked streaming services. If you’re traveling abroad and still want to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3, you will need the help of a VPN.
How to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3 online with a VPN
How can Star Trek: Picard fans watch the show abroad? The streaming services that carry Star Trek Picard are region-locked using your IP address. However, you can bypass these restrictions by connecting a VPN server in the country of your choice. Just follow these quick steps to set up your VPN and start streaming the new Star Trek: Picard series from abroad.
Here’s how to watch Star Trek: Picard S3 online from anywhere:
- First, create your VPN account. We recommend NordVPN. Although Surfshark and ExpressVPN are also excellent and low-cost alternatives.
- Next, download and install the VPN app for your chosen device(s).
- Now, choose the streaming service you’d like to use. Paramount Plus is the go-to option for US viewers, for example.
- Connect to one of the VPN servers in your desired country. For example, if you plan to watch the show on Amazon Prime Video, you might connect to a UK server.
- Stream Star Trek: Picard on your chosen service. You should be able to stream without issues. However, if you get an error message, you may want to try clearing your cache and cookies, opening the page in a private browsing session, or refreshing the page.
Star Trek: Picard season 3 will be broadcast live, which means it’s important you ensure your VPN works properly ahead of time. This way, you’ll have time to get help from your VPN’s support team in case of any issues, and shouldn’t have to miss any of this exciting new series.
How to Watch Star Trek: Picard season 3 in the US
If you’re in the US, there are two ways you can watch season 2 of Star Trek: Picard.
First, the most obvious route is to use Paramount Plus (previously called CBS All Access). As Star Trek: Picard season 3 is a Paramount Plus original, this streaming service is your most direct route. You can sign up to Paramount Plus for either $5.99 per month with commercials, or $9.99 per month commercial-free.
Every Paramount Plus subscription comes with a 7-day free trial, so if you’re not a subscriber, you can easily watch the first episode for free. Alternatively, if you’re willing to wait until the 10-episode series has run its course, you could sign up afterward, get the 7-day free trial, and then watch for free.
The alternative for US views is Amazon Prime Video, combined with a VPN. Outside of Canada and France, Amazon Prime Video will be carrying every episode of Star Trek: Picard season 3 within 24-hours of the release on Paramount Plus. Many US fans already have an Amazon Prime account, which comes with Prime Video.
If you want to save money, you could sign up for a VPN, connect to a server in your home country where Amazon Prime Video is carrying Star Trek: Picard season 3 (such as the UK, Germany, or Australia). Most VPN services, such as NordVPN, offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, making it similar to signing up to Paramount Plus but with a much longer trial period.
How to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3 in Canada
Similar to Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek fans in Canada can watch Star Trek: Picard season 3 first on CTV Sci-Fi Channel and Z for French speakers, and then on the Crave on-demand streaming service. Of course, Canadian viewers can also use a VPN to connect to a server in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, or many other countries to stream Star Trek: Picard through Amazon Prime Video as well.
How to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3 in the UK
Star Trek fans in the UK can turn to Amazon Prime Video to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3. Episodes will release to Amazon Prime Video around 24 hours after they release on Paramount Plus. That means you can watch the premier on Friday 17, and each week thereafter. You’ll likely want to go on a social media blackout to avoid spoilers.
If you are outside of the UK on holiday or traveling for work, connect to a VPN server back home to watch Star Trek: Picard.
Any UK Star Trek fans with a valid US payment method can sign up for Paramount Plus with a VPN connection to a US server. That should also help you avoid spoilers from your American friends on Twitter and Facebook.
Where else can I watch Star Trek: Picard S3 online?
Star Trek: Picard is limited to only a few streaming options. In the US, Paramount Plus is your option. In Canada, CTV Sci-Fi and Crave are your options. Everywhere else in the world, Star Trek: Picard will be on Amazon Prime Video one day after the premiere on Paramount Plus.
What is Star Trek: Picard about?
In season 3, Jean-Luc Picard is once again pulled out of retirement; this time by his former romantic partner Beverly Crusher.
After getting his crew together, Picard embarks on a mission to save the day, only to find out that the situation is much more severe than expected and has spread into every corner of the federation.
Without spoiling too much, we will mention that in season 3 Picard runs into an old enemy – who he thought had died a long time ago!
When will Star Trek: Picard season 4 be released?
Unfortunately, season 3 of Star Trek Picard is believed to be the last. That means that you will have to say goodbye to Picard and the rest of the crew.
Of course, it is possible that with good ratings Paramount Plus may decide to bring it back for another season. However, the consensus for the time being is that this will be the end of the line for Picard.
Maybe he can finally enjoy his retirement at Chateaux Picard?
